RACHMANINOFF RHAPSODY AND COPLAND 3RD

Saturday, September 14, 2024 · 7:30pm ·
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
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Sunday, September 15, 2024 · 2:30pm ·
Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center

JOAN TOWER
(b. 1938)
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman

ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK
(b. 1941)
Fanfare on Amazing Grace

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
(1873 - 1943)
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Charlie Albright, piano

INTERMISSION

AARON COPLAND
(1900 - 1990)
Symphony No. 3
I. Molto Moderato, with simple expression
II. Allegro molto
III. Andantino quasi allegretto
IV. Molto deliberato - Allegro risoluto

Program Notes

by Michelle Pellay-Walker

Masterworks One

Joan Tower (1938-    ):  For the Uncommon Woman
First Performance:  Kansas City Symphony (William McGlaughlin, conductor):  October 1992

Joan Tower’s set of six Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman were written in celebration of and dedicated to women in music who “take risks and are adventurous.”  Numbers 1 through 5 were composed from 1987 through 1993, with Number 6 being added in 2014.  It is Number 4 which will be heard on this concert set.  It was commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony in 1992, is dedicated to conductor JoAnn Faletta, and is scored for woodwinds in pairs (plus piccolo), full brass, timpani, percussion, harp, keyboard, and strings.  Unlike the previous Fanfares, the brass do not predominate here, but it is still underscored by strong rhythms and abundant energy.  Note of interest:  This work was originally called Fourth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, and later renamed. 


Adolphus Hailstork (1941-    ):  Fanfare on Amazing GraceFirst Performance (orchestral version):  Virginia Symphony Orchestra (JoAnn Faletta, conductor):  Norfolk, May 2011

Originally scored for organ, Adolphus Hailstork’s Fanfare on Amazing Grace was composed in 2003.  Dr. Richard E. Rodda (Des Moines Symphony Orchestra) describes it as “a modern analogue of Johann Sebastian Bach’s chorale preludes, in which a church hymn is embedded in elaborate accompanying counterpoint.”  Hailstork arranged the Fanfare for organ and brass quintet in 2006, and created the orchestral version, being featured on this concert set, in 2011.  This orchestration includes woodwinds in pairs, full brass, timpani, cymbals, and strings.  A further note of interest (also provided by Dr. Rodda):  Ten years later, the Fanfare was arranged once again, in anticipation of the Presidential Inauguration, by Master Gunnery Sergeant Don Patterson, for “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band;  it was broadcast worldwide on 20 January 2021, as part of the music for the aforementioned activities.


Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43
First Performance:  Philadelphia Orchestra (Leopold Stokowski, conductor;  Sergei Rachmaninoff, soloist):  Baltimore (Lyric Opera House), November 1934

The incredibly popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43, was composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff over a six-week period, during the summer of 1934 at his Switzerland estate, the Villa Senar (on Lake Lucerne).  It is a set of 24 variations based on Italian violinist and composer Niccolo Paganini’s last of 24 Caprices for Solo Violin.  Rachmaninoff’s formidable skills as composer of note are on full display here, given the wide variety of techniques used to make this one of the most memorable pieces in the piano/orchestra repertoire.  In addition to the solo piano, the scoring features woodwinds in pairs (plus piccolo and English horn), full brass, timpani, an array of percussion instruments, harp, and strings.  The main theme actually appears after Variation One (possible influence of the last movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony??), and that is only the beginning of a dizzying array of melodic, harmonic, and contrapuntal resources utilised.  Variation 18 must be specifically mentioned:  It is far and away the best known section of the work, featuring an inversion of Paganini’s theme that is as lush and romantic as anything Rachmaninoff ever wrote.  He was fully aware of its appeal, and is said to have quipped, “This one is for my agent!!”  The Dies irae (Day of Wrath) from the Mass of the Dead, makes a couple of appearances here;  Rachmaninoff used that plainchant in a number of his compositions.  Note of interest:  One of the better known uses of Variation 18 in popular culture was in the hit movie, Groundhog Day;  it is the tune that Bill Murray eventually perfects as he keeps repeating his day over and over again until he gets it right!! 


Aaron Copland (1900-1990):  Symphony No. 3
First Performance:  Boston Symphony Orchestra (Serge Koussevitsky, conductor):  Boston, October 1946

Aaron Copland wrote his last symphony, the Symphony No. 3, over a two-year period, between 1944 and 1946.  If there is an “Americana” symphony out there, this one surely qualifies to be included in that discussion;  Copland incorporates a number of the techniques we have come to associate with his ballets, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring.  On the surface, this is a fairly typical four-movement symphony despite the fact that movements 3 and 4 are played without pause:  It is scored for a very large orchestra that includes triple woodwinds (along with all associated auxiliary family members), full brass, timpani, over a dozen percussion instruments, piano, celesta, two harps, and strings.  Despite the mention of the two ballets earlier, it is his Fanfare for the Common Man that is this symphony’s defining feature:  It is the primary theme of the last movement, used both as an introduction and in the coda.  Bits and pieces that reference the Fanfare appear in the previous three movements as well, but it is in the fourth movement that we hear it in a relatively complete statement, different instrumentation and key shifts notwithstanding.  Note of interest:  The last movement has been slightly modified from its original form.  Conductor Leonard Bernstein removed ten bars or so near the end in 1947—without Copland’s permission, though the latter did eventually agree to the cuts.  This weekend’s concert features the cuts, though we are performing from a version that incorporates these measures as originally written (I’ve heard it performed in its original version, and a handful of recordings exist that also include those bars).   

On Stage

  • Internationally acclaimed conductor Robert Moody is well known as guest conductor to many of the world’s greatest orchestras, including Chicago Symphony and L.A. Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Austria), and the major orchestras of Canada, Colombia, Germany, and South Africa.

    Moody is currently music director for both Memphis Symphony Orchestra (TN) and Arizona Musicfest, as well as Principal Conductor for Lakeland Opera (FL). Prior to Memphis he was music director for both the Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine) and Winston-Salem Symphony (NC), and on conducting staffs for Phoenix Symphony, Santa Fe Opera, Brevard Music Center, and the Interschool Orchestras of New York City.

    Conducting highlights for this season include return engagements with the three top orchestras in South Africa, Shenzhen Symphony (China) as well as Buffalo Philharmonic, Chattanooga Symphony/Opera, Billings Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. He also leads a gala concert with Arizona Musicfest Festival Orchestra and superstar Renée Fleming in March 2024.

    Moody’s work can be heard on multiple commercial recordings, including Stephenson’s “Concerto for Hope” with legendary trumpet player Ryan Anthony and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

    Maestro Moody holds degrees from Furman University (SC) and the Eastman School of Music (NY). He is a runner, swimmer, history buff, “Jeopardy!” addict, and snow-skier.

  • Hailed as “among the most gifted musicians of his generation” with a “dazzling natural keyboard affinity” who “made quite an impression” by the Washington Post, American pianist/composer/improviser Charlie Albright has been praised for his “jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality” by The New York Times, and his “extravagance that had showmanship but never felt cheap” with his “ease and smoothness that refuses to airbrush the music, but animates it from within” by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grantand Gilmore Young Artist Award, Albright won the Ruhr Klavier Festival Young Artist Award presented by Marc-André Hamelin (Germany) and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In addition to performing, Albright is sought after as a speaker, masterclass instructor, teacher, and competition judge. His debut commercial recording, Vivace, has sold thousands of copies worldwide and the first two parts of a 3-partSchubert Series of live, all-Schubert recordings was released in 2017 and 2020.Charlie Albright breaks the "classical" rules of music by connecting with audiences like no other. Through his music, speaking, and unique improvisations that bring music to life, he crosses all genres...and makes it fun. Albright regularly appears at major concert halls, festivals, and with artists of all genres worldwide. He is a frequently returning guest artist with such orchestras as the BBC Concert Orchestra (14-concert tour with Maestro Keith Lockhart, chosen as one of the “Best of the BBC 2015”); and the Alabama, American, Baltimore, Bergen (Norway), Boston Pops, Buffalo, California, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Edmonton (Canada), Des Moines, Fort Smith, Houston, Kymi Sinfonietta (Finland), Lansing, Mobile, National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing, China), Omaha, Philly Pops, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Seongnam (Seoul, Korea), Victoria (Canada), and West Michigan Symphony Orchestras. He has performed worldwide, including at the Isaac Stern Auditorium main stage of Carnegie Hall (New York); the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.); Symphony Hall (Boston); the Salle Cortot (Paris, France); the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami); the Kumho Art Hall (Seoul, Korea); Seongnam Arts Center(Seoul, Korea); Gum Nanse Music Center (Busan, Korea); the National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing, China); and Alice Tully Hallat Lincoln Center (New York).In June 2023, Albright performed a Peace Concert with conductor Gum Nanse and the Korean Seongnam Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korean War’s Armistice Agreement. Albright regularly performs in programs featuring artists from all genres, including vocalist/conductor Bobby McFerrin, violinist Joshua Bell, pianist Emanuel Ax, conductor Gum Nanse, Vocalists Harry Connick Jr., Marc Martel, and Branford Marsalis, and Broadway vocalists Mandy Gonzalez, Scarlett Strallen, and Hugh Panaro. He has performed five times with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma: at the honorary degree ceremony at Harvard University for Senator Ted Kennedy; at a 10th anniversary remembrance of 9/11; at the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison; at the Aspen Institute’s Citizen Artistry conference in New York; and with the Silk Road Project. Albright’s compositions and improvisations have been likened to “the great Romantic-era composer-pianists ”by Classical Source and have been praised as “thrilling” by the DC Metro Theatre Arts. The Philadelphia Inquirer raved that he “brought the art of classical-music improvisation to a new level. ”A firm believer in education, Albright founded the Charlie Albright Scholarship and Charlie Albright Piano in collaboration with the Centralia College Foundation in his hometown. The Scholarship provides financial aid to music students, and money was raised to purchase and maintain a new 9-foot Steinway Piano for the college’s Corbet Hall. Winner of the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts and named one of the “15 Most Interesting Seniors, ”Albright was also named Artist-in-Residence for Harvard University’s Leverett House, a position last filled by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Albright’s numerous awards include First Prize in both Solo and Ensemble categories at the 2006 New York National Piano Competition; First Prize and all other awards offered at the 2006 Eastman International Piano Competition; Third Prize at the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition; Semi-Finalist Award and Best Performance of a Work by Liszt in Stage I at the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition; and the Vendome Virtuoso Prize and the Elizabeth Leonskaya Special Award at the 2009 Vendome Prize International Piano Competition. Born in Centralia, Washington, Albright began piano lessons at the age of 3. He studied with Nancy Adsit and earned an Associate of Science degree at Centralia College while still in high school. He was the first classical pianist in the Harvard College/New England Conservatory 5-YearAB/MM Joint Program, completing a Bachelor’s Degree as an Economics major and Pre-Med student at Harvard, and a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance at NEC, having studied with Wha-Kyung Byun. He graduated with the prestigious Artist Diploma (A.D.) from The Juilliard School, having studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky. Albright is an official Steinway Artist. For the latest information, please visit CharlieAlbright.com,Youtube.com/CharlieAlbrightPianist,Facebook.com/CharlieAlbrightPianist, and Instagram (@CharlieAlbrightPianist).

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The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair
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Adrienne Park, Principal
The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair

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    Marlene Remus
    Anca Marr
    Martha Lyle Ford
    Martin Hand
    Montgomery and Laura Martin
    Mary Day
    Mary Lee Hall
    Mary Mulroy
    Barbara Mashburn
    Toni Mason
    Emily Matheny
    Matt Williams
    Bacarra Mauldin
    Mauricio Calvo
    Dorothy Mayse
    Mary Lou McCaa
    James McClanahan
    Don and Peggy McClure
    Marion McClure
    Mark and Ashley McClure
    Charles and Janie McCrary
    Richard and Lori McFalls
    Don and Sunshine McKinnon
    John and Michelle McKissack
    Alexander and Margaret McLean
    Anita and Don McLean
    Gretchen and Kojo McLennon
    Bill McManus
    Norann McManus
    Major and Linda McNeil
    Jean and Michael McSwain
    M. Catherine Meadows
    Dan and Amy Meadows
    Logan and Simone Meeks
    Diane Meess
    Melissa Eudaly
    Memphis Symphony Chorus
    Lynn Menendez
    Silvia Alicia Merediz
    James Mertzlufft
    Thomas Miles
    Mindy Huddleston
    Hubert and Elizabeth Minton
    Mio Donley
    Vance Montgomery
    Kent and Laurie Monypeny
    Warren and Ruth Morrison
    William and Jane Morse
    Elbert & Tamara Mosby
    R. J. and Susan Moskop
    Nancy Mobley
    Robert and Sara Nardo
    Monika L Natarajan
    Nathan Prosser
    Nathaniel Warren
    Neely James
    Denise Nelson
    Thomas and Monika Nenon
    A. Newberry
    Sindhia Nichols
    Henry Nicholson
    Nicole Jalandoni
    Nikki Rhoda
    William and Barbara Nixon
    Deborah Northcross
    Ken Nuckolls
    John and Barbara Ogles
    Leo Old
    Eileen and Michael Olewinski
    Oneka Richardson
    Ron and Stephanie Osher
    Shelley Ost
    Max B. Ostner, Jr.
    Outhone Sonesana
    Cindy Pace
    Paige Dumas
    John Palmer
    Marvin Palmer
    Pam Golding
    Elena and Helena Parfenova
    Mr. and Mrs. Parker
    Patrice Curry
    Patrick Drummond
    Rushton Patterson
    Trinette Patterson
    Paula Joyner
    Amanda Paule
    Eugene Pearlman
    Atanas and Katyusha Pehlivanov
    Jim Pentecost
    Alan and Sally Perry
    Peter Wiley
    Valdas Petrouskas
    Phil Goossens
    Virginia Pilcher
    G. Dan and Chloee Poag
    Albert Pope
    Porshure Richardson
    Reginald and Sonya Porter
    Peter Pranica
    Howard and Margaret Pritchard
    Rosemary Purdy
    Jessica Reed
    Kerry Regen
    Reginald Richard
    Ulrike Reiss
    Joanne Rhodes
    Richard Sutch
    Curtis and Patricia Ringold
    Rita Smith
    Rev. Phoebe A. Roaf
    Kari Robbins
    Beverly Robertson
    Carol Robertson
    Betty Robinson
    Jessica & James A Robinson
    Ellen Rolfes
    Ronna Martin
    Monica Rose
    Meryl Rosen
    Victoria Ross
    Ruben Caballero Pineda
    Fedoria Rugless
    Russell Savory
    Ruthie Pride
    Ryan Quinlivan
    Diane Sachs
    Sally Helms
    Tracey and Peter Sanders
    Sanjar Umarov
    Aimee Santucci and John Jolly
    Sara Alvarez
    Savanna Eggenberger
    Sayra Medina
    Beth and Sandy Schaeffer
    Chrisann Schiro-Geist
    Karl and Gail Schledwitz
    Jean Schmidt
    Jutta Schneider
    Connie and Eric Scott
    Valerie Scott
    Art and Janet Seessel
    Elizabeth Senhausen
    Patricia Seubert
    Douglas Seymour
    Frank and Marian Shaffer
    Shannon Bryant
    Fran and Phil Shannon
    Anne Shaw
    Lucy Shaw
    Karen Shea
    Paul Shifflet
    Shirley Turner
    William Short
    Susan & Matt Shorter
    Martina Sigal
    Liz and Rouben Simonian
    Elizabeth and David Simpson
    Gregory Skinner
    Jerald and Louise Sklar
    Dr. William Skoog
    Harriet Skupin
    Stephen & Chelsea B Slabaugh
    Peter Slavish
    John Sligh
    Corey Smith
    Joel Smith
    Pamela K. Smith
    Sonya Walton
    Sophia Woods
    Katharine Sorenson
    David and Jackie Spear
    Diane Spears
    Raymond and Gayle Spence
    Michael and Aimee Spikes
    Susan Springfield
    Stacey Bowers
    Barbara Stafford
    Tracey Stallings
    Rebecca Stanfield
    Lindsey Stanfill
    Dianne Stanford
    Terry Starr
    Julian Steelmen
    Jeremiah Steinbrink
    Stephanie Johnson
    Edith Stern
    John Stewart
    Lauran Stimac
    John and Anne Stokes
    Donna Stroup
    Karen Stuart
    David and Mary Anne K. Sullivan
    Suzanne Drewry
    Tabitha Arrington
    Owen and Margaret Tabor
    Tabrina Davis
    Taylor Wilmott
    Terri Williams
    Robin Thoda
    Sally Thomason
    Kimberly Thompson
    Sarah Tillman
    Timothy Todd
    David Tipton
    Mark Tittle
    Tom Ebers
    Tom Timimak
    Benjamin Trainor
    Tuesday Study Club
    Michael Ulm
    Jennilynn Utkov
    Jo Vail
    Alan Valentine
    Bill and Peggy Veeser
    Carmel Verrier and Walter Heger
    Vicki Carayiannis
    Virginia Terrell
    Charles Walker
    Russell Walker
    Philip Walkley
    Julie Wallace
    Erin Walter
    Paula Walter
    Gavin Ward
    Kathleen and Tim Waters
    Samantha Watts
    Alonzo and Suzane Weaver
    Gina and Jeffrey Webb
    Debra West
    Benny and Gayle Westmoreland
    A C and Ruby Wharton
    Lain Whitaker
    Willard & Catherine Whitaker
    Justin White
    Alvin and Myra Whitney
    Reggie Whitney
    Ogden Whyte
    Marilyn Wiener
    William Koenig
    William Page
    William Scott
    William Ufferman
    Suzanne Williamson
    Linda Willis
    Willow Blythe
    Wilson Hubbard
    Teresa Wilson
    Dean and Lauran Wingo
    Dorothy Work
    Yavette Gray
    Linda Yoakum
    Jason and Susan Young
    David and Nelie Zanca
    Carolyn & Robert Meza
    Jennifer Diprizio & Patrick Krolik
    Mary Van Dyke
    Ann Marie Person
    Mary Stuart David
    Sharon Devine Harris
    Victoria N Crozier
    Angel David Martinez Nieto

This list recognizes philanthropic contributors to the MSO made between July 1, 2023 - August 28, 2024 . While compiling this list every effort has been made to reflect the accuracy of our donors. If your name has been misspelled, omitted, or misrepresented please contact us at 901-537-2500 and will correct our records. We appreciate your generosity and understanding.